3c Annapolis Tercentenary single

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Object Details

Printer

Bureau of Engraving and Printing

Description

This Annapolis Tercentenary Issue stamp commemorates the 300th anniversary of the founding of Annapolis, Maryland. The city was established by exiled Puritans. Annapolis is named after Anne, Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland. Annapolis became the temporary capital of the United States after the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The stamp features James Stoddert’s 1718 map of region around Annapolis.

United States; Maryland; Annapolis; Puritan; queen; capital; American Revolutionary War; city; map

Date

May 23, 1949

Object number

1980.2493.4079

Type

Postage Stamps

Medium

paper; ink (aquamarine); adhesive / engraving

Place

Maryland

United States of America

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Maps

Ships & Waterways

U.S. Stamps

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm83e5415cc-4b96-46e6-8382-1c1c0c8538e0

Record ID

npm_1980.2493.4079